Montpelier City Hall
Montpelier, Bear Lake County
- Grant: 2005
Location: 534 Washington Street, Montpelier, Idaho 83254
The Montpelier City Hall was built in the neo-classical revival style and was distinguished by its portico with tuscan style columns. The prominent Pocatello firm Boyer and Rogers designed the city hall and and was built by a major Pocatello contractor, J.M. Murray. The buff brick was produced by the Pressed brick and Tile company based in Ogden, Utah. The previous city hall of Montpelier was a log building that was approximately 20’x30′ with two sheds behind; one shed was used as the jail and the other was used as a the fire station. The cornerstone for new City Hall was laid July 7, 1916. The City Hall building had a multitude of uses in its 100 years. In 1918 the building was used as the town mortuary’s overflow during a flu epidemic. It was also used as a jail, a kindergarten classroom, for food and clothing drives, dancing lessons, aerobics classes and special interest groups. The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a part of the Montpelier Historic District. The L.D.S. Tabernacle, the local High School and the High School Gymnasium associated with the Montpelier Historic District still stand today.
The Montpelier City offices have moved to 830 Washington Street Montpelier, Idaho 83254. The historic city hall building was demolished circa 2021.
